OUR TEAM

Advisory Board

Justice Saleem Marsoof PC

Non-resident Justice of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Fiji, Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka (Retired), Former President of the Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka.

Prof. Dr. Ellen Hey

Professor of Public International Law, Erasmus School of Law, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Prof. Dr. Amita Singh

Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India.

Prof. Dr. Sumudu Atapattu

Executive Director, Madison Human Rights Programme and Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Wisconsin, USA

Prof. (Chair) Wasantha Seneviratne

Head, Department of Public and International Law and Professor in Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 Board of Management

Prof. H.D. Karunaratne

Vice Chancellor, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. (Dr.) N. S. Punchihewa

Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. (chair) Wasantha Seneviratne

Head, Department of Public and International Law and Professor in Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. (Dr.) Kokila Konasinghe

Professor, Department of Public and International Law and the Founding Director of Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prof. (Dr.) Kokila Lankathilake Konasinghe, who is a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, is the Founding Director of the Centre for Environmental Law and […]

Dr. P. Mahanamahewa

Rector, Sri Palee Campus and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. B. Nishantha

Professor, Department of Management & Organization Studies, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Prof. Erandathie Lokupitiya

Professor in Environmental Science, Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences and the Founding Director, Center for Environmental Initiatives, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dr. Jagath Gunewardhane

Senior Attorney-at-Law, Chairman, National Environmental Council, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Hemantha Withanage

Senior Environmental Scientist, Senior Advisor to Centre for Environmental Justice, Chairperson, Friends of the Earth International.

Dr. Ajith Gunewardhane

Assistant Director (Research and Development), Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Renuka Wijewardhane

Chief Regulatory Officer, Colombo Stock Exchange, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Upali Mohotti PC

President’s Council.

Mr. Sanka Amarjith

Senior Attorney-at-Law.

Senior Executive Researchers

Dr. Thusitha B. Abeysekara

Ph. D. (UK), LL.M. (UK), LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Dip. in IR (Sri Lanka), Dip. in HR (Poland), Dip. in Digital Archives (Hungary). Head of Legal Studies Unit, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Maj. Dilantha P. Aluthge

LL.M. (Colombo), LL. B. (Colombo), PGDip. in Criminology & Criminal Justice (USJP). Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Legal Officer – Sri Lanka Army.

Mrs. Asanka Edirisinghe

Ph. D. (Reading – Macquarie). M. Phil. (Colombo), LL.M. (UK), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Dulki Seethawaka

M. Phil. (Reading-Colombo), LL.M. (Colombo), LL. B. (Hons-London), BA in Interior Design (Northumbria), PGDip. in Animal Welfare (Reading-India), Dip. in Law (London). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Akalanka Thilakarathna

LL.M. (KDU), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Lecturer (Probationary) IHRA, University of Colombo. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Nath Gunawardena

LL.B. (Hons-KDU) Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo.

Executive Researchers

Ms. Samya Senaratne

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), PGDip. in International Relations Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Law, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mrs. Kithmini Aviruppola

LL.B. (Peradeniya). Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Puwanitha Selvaraj

M. Phil. (Reading-Colombo), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mrs. Pavithra Rajendran

LL. M. (Colombo), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo). Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Saloshi Fernando

LL. M. (UK), LL. B. (Hons-Colombo), BA (Hons-UK), Dip. MA (CIMA). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Manjula Baranage

Ph.D. (Reading-Colombo), MHR (Colombo), LL.B. (Hons-UK). Lecturer, School of Law, British College of Applied Studies, Sri Lanka. Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Mr. Anushka Perera

LL.B. (Hons-KDU), Lecturer (Probationary), Faculty of Law, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University,  Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.

Senior Researchers

Ms. Dilushi Senavirathna

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), PGDip. in Diplomacy & World Affairs (Reading-BIDTI), Dip. in Diplomacy & World Affairs (BIDTI), Dip. in English (Aquinas). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Nipunika Rajakaruna

LL. B. (Colombo), Adv. Dip. in Transitional Justice (BCIS). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Oshini Senadhipathi

LL. M. (Reading-UK), MSc. (Reading-UK), LL. B (Colombo). Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Gayathri Karannagoda

LL. B. (Colombo) Attorney-at-Law of the Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.

Ms. Vishmi Gunasinghe

BSc. in Coastal and Marine Resources Management (Hons-OCUSL), Dip. in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management (OCUSL).

Ms. Eranga Dissanayake

LL. B. (Hons-Colombo)

Ms. Samali Sudasinghe

LL. B. (KDU)

Junior Researchers

Ms. Anjalee Udawatte

LL. B. (Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS)

Ms. Thiloka Yapa

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS)

Ms. Subodhi Weerasekara

LL.B. (Reading – Peradeniya), CIMA Adv. Dip. MA. (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants)

Mrs. Rasha Hifzul Rahman

LL.B. (Reading – Jaffna), Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business (ACCA-UK)

Mr. Darshina Witharana

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo)

Mr. Lakshitha Edirisinghe

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo), Dip. in International Relations (BCIS)

Mr. Roshel Perera

LL.B. (Hons-Colombo)

Mr. Dunura Basnayake

Bachelor of Environmental Management (Reading – Queensland)

Mr. Ishan Jayasundara

LL.B. (Reading – Colombo)